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Milltown, WI town hall & government

Milltown spent $917,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $744 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Milltown's government.

Town budget

Where Milltown's money goes

Spent
$917,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$744
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$47,000
$38 per resident
Roads & transportation
$723,00079%
Administration & buildings
$101,00011%
Fire
$71,0008%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Health & welfare
$6,0001%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%
Other
$4,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 64%
  • From the state 28%
  • Fees & charges 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Milltown

Full-time staff
2
5 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,500
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Milltown didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Unity School District

Milltown's K–12 school district, shared with Balsam Lake, Centuria, Milltown, Georgetown, Balsam Lake and Apple River. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,703
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
942
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$10.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 57%
  • State 30%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $14,703 per pupil, $8,099 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Milltown pay

Typical tax bill
$4,120
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.25%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$330,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Milltown's government

Town hall & decisions in Milltown →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Milltown

Milltown is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Milltown's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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